Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Manuel Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manuel Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Manuel Mill

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Manuel Mill:
  • 38.261028, -120.361031
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Manuel Mill

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
  • Since Manuel Mill is near Tuolumne County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Manuel Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manuel Mill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Arnold
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Arnold is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
• Big Trees
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
• Fisher Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
• Grizzly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grizzly Ridge is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Ridge
• Lilac Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lilac Park is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Park
• Mountain Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mountain Retreat is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Retreat
• Red Apple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Snowshoe Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snowshoe Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe Springs
• Sunset Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Timber Trails
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails

How Far From Manuel Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Manuel Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manuel Mill and extending to:

• San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manuel Mill to San Andreas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,344 miles [11,819 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'